Responsible for the service City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Urban Environment Division, Customer Services
- Service location
We can help you with parking, streets and parks.
We can also help you with building control and urban surveying.
We also provide guidance for business customers.
Visiting address
Työpajankatu 8
00580 Helsinki
Service hours
Monday 12.00–15.00
Tuesday-Wednesday 8.30–12.00
Thursday-Friday 12.00–15.00
Other contact details
Postal address
00099 Helsingin Kaupunki
Services
- City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Advisory service on food issuesCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceWe provide information and advice on matters related to food and provide instructions on food business. In addition, you can contact us if you want... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Area leasingCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceA street, a square or a park can be used as a work area with the city’s approval. - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Business parking permitCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceA business parking permit allows you to either park near your company’s business premises or park almost anywhere in the inner city, both for a low... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Car storage service – Car HotelCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceWe offer a safe and affordable storage place for your car in the City’s Car Hotel. Located in Tattarisuo, the Car Hotel’s storage area is fenced,... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Dog training fieldsCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceYou can book a fixed weekly reservation for dog training at dog training fields. The same fields can also be used for organising daytime training... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Excavation on a street or in a parkCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceIf you need to do excavation work on a street, on a pedestrian or cycling lane, on a square or in a park, you need to fill out a notification about... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Fixed kiosk spotsCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceKiosk spots are sales spots intended for selling ice cream, grill products and other food items. - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Outdoor eventsCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Permit or other obligationHelsinkiPublic serviceYou need a permit to organize an event on a street, square or park if the event restricts the public use of the area. A permit is required if the... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Parking controlCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic servicePlease notify the Urban Environment Division’s customer service about a vehicle that is parked illegally on a street, market square or green area. - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Permits for land use in streets and parksCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Permit or other obligationHelsinkiPublic serviceThe Urban Environment Division issues permits for construction in public areas: streets, squares and parks. - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Plot height notificationCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceBuilding permit applicants need a building permit map and a report on the owners of neighbouring properties for hearing the neighbours as... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Plot lease and transfer of leaseholdCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceOn this page, you will find information on how a party that has reserved a plot owned by the City of Helsinki must apply for a short-term or... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Plot lease invoicingCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceThis page contains information on how a tenant of a plot leased from the City of Helsinki takes care of matters related to the lease agreement. - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Renting water areasCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceWater areas can be rented for the purpose of operating a restaurant ship or a floating terrace, for example. - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Resident parkingCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceResident parking permits make it possible for you to park affordably in your residential area’s designated parking spaces. Resident parking permits... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Residential plotsCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceThe City leases and sells plots for houses, apartment buildings and row houses. - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Temporary traffic arrangementsCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceWork on a street or in a park that affects pedestrian, cycling or other vehicle traffic requires a temporary traffic arrangements plan. - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Urban Environment Division’s customer serviceCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceThe City of Helsinki’s Urban Environment Division is at your service in matters related to parking, streets and parks. - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Urban farmingCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceAssociations and communities can lease land areas from the City for small-scale urban farming. In urban farming, plants are grown in growing... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Vehicle removalCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceThe City of Helsinki must sometimes ask residents to move their vehicles in order to make way for street cleaning, street construction work or... - City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Warning for slippery streetsCity of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceDuring slippery seasons you will be warned with a SMS. - City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division
Wireless internet, WLANCity of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceThe City of Helsinki offers WLAN inlets and outlets in the city centre and in different city-owned buildings, for example public libraries.
Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Updated: 7/12/2023